Effective Strategies for
Small Group Instruction in
Social Studies
Berkeley County School District
Planning for
Instruction
Essential Elements
for Teaching
Social Studies
Resources and
Strategies
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"All learning pivots on who we think we are, and who we see ourselves as capable of becoming." Frank Smith
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The Challenge of Teaching Social Studies in the K-5 Classroom
How will you assess the learning?
What is the essential learning?• Know• Understand• Do
What will the instruction design look like?
Reflective Activity #1Using the support document, discuss with your partner or group aboutthe possible ways of differentiating instruction to meet the needs of thediversity of learner in the classroom. How will you plan for student learning plans, multipleintelligences, learner’s modality, and student’s cultural and life experience influenceyour instructional planning? What other things need to be considered in planning instruction? How will you plan for assessment?
Three Key Elements of an Effective Social Studies Instruction
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Books as Hooks to Online Primary Sources
Check out more books about Lincoln!
BookHook
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Books as Hooks to Online Primary Sources
You’ll find many more Civil War books?
BookHook
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Books as Hooks to Online Primary Sources
Students can read the book and locate “evidence” that supports the story.
Winnick, Karen. Mr. Lincoln’s Whiskers. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press, 1996.
BookHook
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Books as Hooks to Online Primary Sources
Teaching Strategy: Compare books written on the same topic.
BookHook
BookHook
Historical Thinking
Learning that takes place from examining
primary sources
History Reasoning
Skills
Reasoning Skills
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Activity: Connecting With Primary Sources
Library of Congress Teacher Page for Social Studies TEKSLibrary of Congress Teacher Page for Social Studies TEKS
Education Outreach www.loc.gov/teachers/
Activity: Connecting With Primary Sources
Library of Congress Teacher Page for Social Studies TEKSLibrary of Congress Teacher Page for Social Studies TEKS
Education Outreach www.loc.gov/teachers/
Activity: Connecting With Primary Sources
Library of Congress Teacher Page for Social Studies TEKSLibrary of Congress Teacher Page for Social Studies TEKS
Education Outreach www.loc.gov/teachers/
Activity: Connecting With Primary Sources
Library of Congress Teacher Page for Social Studies TEKSLibrary of Congress Teacher Page for Social Studies TEKS
Education Outreach www.loc.gov/teachers/
Activity: Connecting With Primary Sources
Library of Congress Teacher Page for Social Studies TEKSLibrary of Congress Teacher Page for Social Studies TEKS
Education Outreach www.loc.gov/teachers/
Activity: Connecting With Primary Sources
Library of Congress Teacher Page for Social Studies TEKSLibrary of Congress Teacher Page for Social Studies TEKS
Education Outreach www.loc.gov/teachers/
Activity: Connecting With Primary Sources
Library of Congress Teacher Page for Social Studies TEKSLibrary of Congress Teacher Page for Social Studies TEKS
Education Outreach www.loc.gov/teachers/
Activity: Connecting With Primary Sources
Library of Congress Teacher Page for Social Studies TEKSLibrary of Congress Teacher Page for Social Studies TEKS
Education Outreach www.loc.gov/teachers/
Activity: Connecting With Primary Sources
Do you see a connecting
theme?
PD Builder: Connecting With Primary Sources
Library of Congress Teacher Page for Social Studies TEKSLibrary of Congress Teacher Page for Social Studies TEKS
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Activity: Connecting With Primary Sources
PD Builder: Connecting With Primary Sources
What does this group of
documents have in common?
Library of Congress Teacher Page for Social Studies TEKSLibrary of Congress Teacher Page for Social Studies TEKS
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Books as Hooks to Online Primary Sources
T ra v e lin g o n th e s h ip …
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Books as Hooks to Online Primary Sources
First view of the Statue of Liberty…
Teaching Strategy: Use an image as a story starter or a prompt for writing
dialogue.
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Books as Hooks to Online Primary Sources
Arrival at Ellis Island…
ENGAGE LEARNERS
•Relate to learning • Encourage research and
inquiry•Must connect the literacy
element • Make learning real
Reflective Activity #2
Building upon your previous discussion, discuss how historical thinking, historical literature, and student engagement will influence learning strategies in your classroom.
Resources
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Cicero
Library of Congress
TeachingHistory.Org
District Portal
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"All learning pivots on who we think we are, and who we see ourselves as capable of becoming." Frank Smith
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